*The Boston Area Classics Calendar for September 1, 2017*
PLEASE NOTE: * = new entry, ** = alteration or addition to an existing entry
**James Rives (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)*
BROWN UNIVERSITY, 60 George St., Room 108, Providence, RI 02912
Wed., Sep. 13, 2017, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
"Animal Sacrifice and Euergetism in the Hellenistic and Roman Polis"
More info:
www.brown.edu…
<https://www.brown.edu/academics/classics/sites/brown.edu.academics.classics/files/uploads/Rives%20Lecture%20Poster_1.pdf>
**Antonios Thodis (Harvard Graduate School of Design)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Plimpton Room, Barker 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge,
MA 02138
Mon., Sep. 18, 2017, 4 – 6 p.m.
"The Origins of the Corinthian Order: the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at
Bassae"
Event Series: Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Civilizations of Ancient
Greek and Rome
More info: mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu…
<http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/civilizations-ancient-greece-and-rome>
**Suzanne Lye (Dartmouth College)*
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Mandel Center for the Humanities, Reading Room 303,
415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453
Tue., Sep. 19, 2017, 5 – 6 p.m.
"*From Beyond the Grave*: A Hypertextual Commentary in *Odyssey* 24"
Have you ever wondered why there are Underworld scenes in ancient Greek
literature? This talk discusses the function, purpose, and attributes of
Underworld scenes in Homeric epics.
Free and Open to the public. Free parking. Reception with light
refreshments will follow from 6:00-6:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Professor Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow (
aoko(a)brandeis.edu).
More info:
www.brandeis.edu…
<http://www.brandeis.edu/about/visiting/map.html>
**Anthony Kaldellis (Ohio State University)*
BROWN UNIVERSITY, 60 George St., Room 108, Providence, RI 02912
Thu., Sep. 28, 2017, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
“The Roman Empire One Thousand Years In: Imperial Expansion and Governance
at the Millennium”
More info:
www.brown.edu…
<https://www.brown.edu/academics/classics/sites/brown.edu.academics.classics/files/uploads/Kaldellis%20Lecture%20Poster.pdf>
**Charlie Bartlett (Duke University)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
Tue., Oct. 10, 2017, 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Topic: Law
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Technical Traditions in Greece and Rome"
**J.P. Oleson (UBC)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
Tue., Oct. 24, 2017, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
“Herodotus, Aristotle, and Sounding Weights: The Deep Sea as a Frontier in
the Hellenistic and Roman World”
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Technical Traditions in Greece and Rome"
**Katharina Volk (Columbia University)*
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 203, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Tue., Nov. 28, 2017, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Topic: Astronomy
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Technical Traditions in Greece and Rome"
**Alexander Forte (Colgate University)*HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 203,
Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Wed., Dec. 13, 2017, 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Topic: Analogy and technē
Event Series: GSAS Workshop "Technical Traditions in Greece and Rome"
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